Height 1.80 m High school: Melrose (MA) Weight 87 kg | Name Bob Priestley College Brown Bears football Role American football player Positions End | |
Date of birth: (1920-01-05)January 5, 1920 Date of death: May 20, 2015(2015-05-20) (aged 95) Place of death: South Yarmouth, Massachusetts Died May 20, 2015, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Place of birth: Everett, Massachusetts | ||
Robert Bagley Priestley (January 5, 1920 – May 20, 2015) was an American football end who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at the Brown University and attended Melrose High School in Melrose, Massachusetts. In 1979, he was inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame. Priestley also was a coach of ice hockey and football at Norwich University. He was also on the selection committee for the United States men's national ice hockey team that represented the nation in the 1980 Winter Olympics. He died at the age of 95 on May 20, 2015.
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